Leadership Lessons: Why Did Trump Win?
Donald Trump will be the next (Republican) US President... His win over (Democratic) rival Hillary Clinton surprised the pollsters, the media, who not?
There are many reasons behind his victory, but - since this is 12manage - from a managemen...

Leading Diversity
Hi everyone, I am a PhD student in Management (Diversity) and at the early stage of my research. I will be looking at one of South Africa's post Apartheid transformation program, BBBEE, whose overall aim is to give opportunity to the previously disad...

Leadership Impact
There are an unlimited number of leadership conversations on every Leadership platform. There are few asking the question of leaders, "What do they believe their IMPACT is on their organization; its people; its customer/clients; its systems; the pres...

Can a Sports Team Leader Become a Business Leader?
In a world where, everyday, there are constant calls for more effective leaders, better leadership or even leadership, one cannot help but lament on the fact that we have so many great sports team leaders and captains, then why can't they be as good ...

Leadership is a Lifestyle and not Just a Work-style...
Far too often I find myself hitting a brick wall when I meet people that believe that you can put on Harry Potters magic cloak when you come into the office and suddenly become a leader.
Leadership begins at home and grows into the workplace....

Leadership Styles in Schools
What leadership styles are required to be exhibited by educational leaders such as deans, heads of schools and principals of high schools?...

Leadership Perceptions and Competency
In addition to leadership perception we also need to look closely at available leadership competency. The available depth and breath of executive competency will determine the height of the 'barrier of complexity' that needs to be routinely scaled by...

Identifying Leadership Competencies
Do you have any organisation which trains assistant managers / managers / senior managers / assistant vice presidents on some identified leadership competencies. If yes, how is it that you are doing it and what competencies are you training them on. ...

10 Differences Between a Boss and a LeaderI would like to start this article with a simple quote: "Every Leader is a Boss, but Every Boss is not a Leader"
To build our understanding of this topic, let's focus on some typical DIFFERENCES between the two categories mentioned:
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A Leader is Someone Who Has Followers...A key issue that is sometimes overlooked is that a leader is a leader when, and only when (s)he has followers. These followers will follow the leader if:
1. The followers think that the leader wants there well-being (compare

Effective versus Strong LeadershipAt the heart of every successful organisation or group is the driving force of effective leadership. "Everything rises and falls on leadership" (Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, 1993). Weak leadership can wreck the sound...

Machiavellian Management StyleWhile I was reading a book on Machiavellianism with unusual interest, my 13-year old daughter asked what is this all about. Usually I like such questions and I encourage them to ask such questions. My son also joined his sister...
To maintain th...

Leadership DefinitionsLeadership has been described as "The process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task."
Definitions more inclusive of followers have also emerged:Alan Keith...

Why Should one be a Leader?After studying some of the threads I somewhat miss the discussion "Why are we leaders?" Ownership leaders are of course obvious. Is it the role as manager or is it the own personal development that is the driving factor for entering the leader...

Attributes of a Personal / Executive AssistantI'm interested to learn from members that serve on either executive committees or boards of global companies: what are the common attributes you look for when planning to employ a Personal Assistant? (not a secretary).
Which 3 are a must ...

You can Lead Without the TitleWell, the subject title is not exactly mine, but from Robin Sharma, who is a well know leadership person.
What I like about this subject is that to achieve anything in life one has to perform like a leader. The title should not matter to perform...

Attributes of Leaders | Leadership AttributesI'd like to give some basic attributes on leadership that run on all fields of corporates. In my view, attributes of high quality leadership are:
A. Forming and inspiring a shared vision
inspiring people to achieve more
B. Open ...

New Management Position? Avoid Quick Win TrapsOf course, realizing quick wins is important when you're in a new management job. By doing so you reassure your boss or stakeholders that they made the right promotion / hiring decision, you convince your employees that they can have confidence in yo...

Unlearning and LeadershipUnlearning is more important than learning for modern leaders. Leaders can have no appreciation of understanding the situations of the 21st century without full control on unlearning. Unlearning has to be made integral part of decision maki...

Management and LeadershipWarren Bennis, the leadership guru has differentiated leadership from management with two simple acronyms:
1. The management acronym POEM means: ‘Plan, Organise, Execute and Monitor and Measure’. This is quite different from
2...

Leadership And OwnershipOur research (my co-researcher R. Chandrashekar and myself) shows that Leadership without Ownership does not exist.
We used to debate as to whether "Leadership is a myth or not". Myth generates false hopes and hope is HOPE, whether false ...

Leadership is context specificLeadership is context specific. There is no such thing as 'global leadership'. Experience of leaders in different fields has proven this. It is about clarity of purpose in a given context (business, organization building) and achieving the goal, full...

The Glass Ceiling: Leadership Barriers for WomenAccording to a study by catalyst.org, gender stereotyping is one of the key barriers to women’s advancement in corporate leadership. It leaves women with limited, conflicting, and often unfavorable options no matter how they choose to l...

The Incomplete LeaderI noticed a new perspective on leadership methods in HBR Feb 07 by Deborah Ancona c.s. She argues no human being is perfect and no leader can be perfect. So maybe its for the best to stop trying to be a perfect leader. Leaders should find others w...